Information about #C9BD97 color

#C9BD97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BD97 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 189, 151) (78.8% red, 74.1% green, 59.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 20 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9BD97 presents itself as a mildly saturated yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Beachcomber (#C7BA95). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sour Dough (#C9B59A) and Half Pavlova (#CBBFA0).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 189, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9BD97 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9BD97 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9BD97 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C9BD97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BD97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BD97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BD97 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9BD97 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C9BD97

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Sour Dough color link
Sour Dough

#C9B59A

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Half Canterbury Clay color link
Half Canterbury Clay

#D3BF99

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Grain Brown color link
Grain Brown

#CAB8A2

Saloon color link
Saloon

#D5BF98

#C9BD97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BD97
  • RGB201, 189, 151
  • CMYK0, 5, 20, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 189, 151)
  • HSL46°, 32%, 69%
  • HSL Precise45.6°, 31.646%, 69.02%
  • HSV46°, 25%, 79%
  • HSB46°, 25%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.741, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.741, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.741, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BD97
  • DECIMAL ID13221271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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